2024-2025 Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Charles R. Kendall and Russell K. Okata Scholarship Winners

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The Charles R. Kendall and Russell K. Okata Scholarships are available to HGEA members and their dependents who are attending or plan to attend a college, community college or university, or vocational, trade or other post-high school study on a full-time basis. Scholarship applications for the 2025–2026 school year will be available online in September. This year the scholarship committee granted one $3,000 award and sixteen $2,000 awards as follows:

$3,000 Scholarship Winner

LIAN K. FOUSE
Oahu
University of Southern California
HGEA Relation: David B. Fouse (Unit 13)

 

$2,000 Scholarship Winners 

 

NOELANI A. GAYLORD
Oahu
University of Hawaii at Manoa 
HGEA Relation: Carol A. Gaylord (Unit 13) 
JASMINE A. JACKSON-RICHMOND
Maui
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unit 3 Member
LISA LE
Oahu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HGEA Relation: Philip Le (Associate) 
TEHANI K. LLANTO
Kauai
Kauai Community College
HGEA Relation: Perfecto E. Llanto III (Unit 14) 
TEIGE K. LORENZO-AKAMU
Hawaii 
Grand Canyon University
HGEA Relation: Maile M. Akamu (Unit 3)
ANELA M. MOSQUEDA
Oahu
University of North Carolina School of Arts
HGEA Relation: Marina Platunova (Unit 13) 
ERICA OWAN
Kauai
University of Washington - Seattle
Unit 3 Member
ELLASON S. SAKATA
Oahu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HGEA Relation: Joni K. Watanabe (Unit 4)

AVA D. SANTOS
Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Hilo 
HGEA Relation: Melanie D. Santos (Unit 13)
TYLER H. TANAKA
Kauai
Pacific Lutheran University
HGEA Relation: Glenn H. Tanaka (Unit 14) 
CHELSEA K. TANIMURA
Oahu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unit 13 Member
KAITLYN M. TOKUNAGA
Oahu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HGEA Relation: John N. Tokunaga  (Unit 13)

KYLEE THERESE G. TORRES
Oahu
Hawaii Pacific University
HGEA Relation: Justo Jose A. Torres III (Unit 3)
CHRISTOPHER UNRUH
Oahu
American University
HGEA Relation: Lorrieann M./William Unruh (Unit 8/8) 
EVELYN S.C. UTAI
Oahu
Chaminade University
Unit 3 Member
ESTEBAN L. WALSTRUM
Oahu
Chaminade University
Unit 13 Member